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ridge roll

1. A round wooden strip with the underside "V" cut;


used to finish the upper edges of the roof surface.
2. A flexible metal covering used to cap the ridge of
a roof.
hip roll
The finish covering over the hip of a roof, fashioned
from wood, metal, tile, or thin material.
fascia board
a horizontal board fascia covering the joint
between the top of a wall and the projecting eaves
ceiling
a : the overhead inside lining of a room
b : material used to ceil a wall or roof of a room
2
: something thought of as an overhanging shelter or
a lofty canopy <a ceiling of stars>
3
a : the height above the ground from which
prominent objects on the ground can be seen and
identified
b : the height above the ground of the base of the
lowest layer of clouds when over half of the sky is
obscured
Wall Finish
Material or technology that is used for wall
finishing
Some materials that fall under this category
are paint, panel boards, & adhesives for boards
Although most panel boards have other
applications, depending on material & thickness,
panel board entries will be listed under wall finish
since panel boards are most commonly used as
wall panels
Door jamb
One of a pair of vertical posts or pieces that
together form the sides of a door, window frame, or
fireplace, for example.
2. A projecting mass or columnar part.

Cutting plane line
A cutting plane line consists of a thick line shown
through an area adjacent to the visible "cut" to
clarify what is seen inside an object. Connected to
the end of the line are two perpendicular lines with
arrows showing the direction of view.
Terrace
a. A porch or walkway bordered by colonnades.
b. A platform extending outdoors from a floor of a
house or apartment building.
2. An open, often paved area adjacent to a house
serving as an outdoor living space; a patio.
3. A raised bank of earth having vertical or sloping
sides and a flat top:turning a hillside into a series of
ascending terraces for farming.
4. A flat, narrow stretch of ground, often having a
steep slope facing a river, lake, or sea.
5.
a. A row of buildings erected on raised ground or
on a sloping site.
b. A section of row houses.
c. Abbr. Ter. or Terr. A residential street, especially
on a slope or hill.
6. A narrow strip of landscaped earth in the middle
of a street.

Attic
1. A story or room directly below the roof of a
building, especially a house.
2. A low wall or story above the cornice of a
classical faade.

Porch
1. A covered platform, usually having a separate
roof, at an entrance to a building.
2. An open or enclosed gallery or room attached to
the outside of a building; a verandah.
3. Obsolete A portico or covered walk.

Foyer
1. A lobby or anteroom, as of a theater or hotel.
2. An entrance hall; a vestibule.

Balcony
1. A platform that projects from the wall of a
building and is surrounded by a railing, balustrade,
or parapet.
2. A gallery that projects over the main floor in a
theater or auditorium.

Hook
1.
a. A curved or sharply bent device, usually of metal,
used to catch, drag, suspend, or fasten something
else.
b. A fishhook.
2. Something shaped like a hook, especially:
a. A curved or barbed plant or animal part.
b. A short angled or curved line on a letter.
c. A sickle.
3.
a. A sharp bend or curve, as in a river.
b. A point or spit of land with a sharply curved end.
4. A means of catching or ensnaring; a trap.
5. Slang
a. A means of attracting interest or attention; an
enticement: a sales hook.
b. Music A catchy motif or refrain: "sugary hard
rock melodies [and]ear candy hooks" (Boston
Globe).
6. Sports
a. A short swinging blow in boxing delivered with a
crooked arm.
b. The course of a ball that curves in a direction
away from the dominant hand of the player
propelling it, as to the left of a right-handed player.
c. A stroke that sends a ball on such a course.
d. A ball propelled on such a course.
e. In surfing, the lip of a breaking wave.
7. Baseball A curve ball.
8. Basketball A hook shot.


casement window - a window with one or more
casements
patio
1. An outdoor space for dining or recreation that
adjoins a residence and is often paved.
2. A roofless inner courtyard, typically found in
Spanish and Spanish-style dwellings.

Den
1. The shelter or retreat of a wild animal; a lair.
2. A cave or hollow used as a refuge or hiding
place.
3. A hidden or squalid dwelling place: a den of
thieves.
4. A secluded room for study or relaxation.
5. A unit of about eight to ten Cub Scouts.

Pastry
1. Dough or paste consisting primarily of flour,
water, and shortening that is baked and often used
as a crust for foods such as pies and tarts.
2.
a. Baked sweet foods made with pastry: Viennese
pastry.
b. One of these baked foods.

Valley roof
a roof having one or more valleys.
Carport
An open-sided shelter for an automotive vehicle,
usually formed by a roof projecting from the side of
a building.
garage
1. A building or indoor space in which to park or
keep a motor vehicle.
2. A commercial establishment where cars are
repaired, serviced, or parked.

Natural grade line
A line usually marked with stakes or monuments,
each having an elevation referred to a common
datum; by measurement or computation from such
elevations and stakes, a grade is established
between the terminal points.

downspout
A vertical pipe for carrying rainwater down from a
roof gutter.

Gutter
1. A channel at the edge of a street or road for
carrying off surface water.
2. A trough fixed under or along the eaves for
draining rainwater from a roof. Also called
regionally eaves spout, eaves
trough, rainspout, spouting.
3. A furrow or groove formed by running water.
4. A trough or channel for carrying something off,
such as that on either side of a bowling alley.
5. Printing The white space formed by the inner
margins of two facing pages, as of a book.
6. A degraded and squalid class or state of human
existence.

Pier
Any of various vertical supporting structures,
especially:
a. A pillar, generally rectangular in cross section,
supporting an arch or roof.
b. The portion of a wall between windows, doors, or
other openings.
c. A reinforcing structure that projects from a wall; a
buttress.

Post
a piece (as of timber or metal) fixed firmly in an
upright position especially as a stay or support

interior elevation
An orthographic view of some vertical feature of
a house. (Front, rear, side, interior elevation)

roof pitch
The roof's pitch is its vertical rise divided by its
horizontal span (or "run"), what is called "slope" in
geometry and stair construction, or the tangent
function in trigonometry

Apex
1. The highest point; the vertex: the apex of a
triangle; the apex of a hill.
2. The point of culmination. See Synonyms
at summit.
3. The usually pointed end of an object; the tip: the
apex of a leaf.
Door knob
A knob-shaped handle for opening and closing a
door.

Windowsill
the horizontal member at the bottom of the window
frame

sliding door - a door that opens by sliding instead
of swinging

sliding window - a window that open by sliding
horizontally

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